Current Version
| Region | Wales |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Civil unions (marriage rights) |
| Start Date | Dec 5, 2005 |
| End Date | 2013 |
| Description | In 2005, the Deddf Partneriaeth Sifil 2004 (Civil Partnership Act 2004) legalised civil partnerships. These are still legal today, but marriage has now become more popular as civil partnerships do not provide all of the rights and responsibilities of marriage. |
| Sources | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents https://www.parliament.uk/about/livingheritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/overview/lawofmarriage-/ |
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Revision History (3)
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| End Date | -0001 | 2013 |
| Description | The law still allows both same sex couples and straight couples to form civil unions as of December 2, 2019. | In 2005, the Deddf Partneriaeth Sifil 2004 (Civil Partnership Act 2004) legalised civil partnerships. These are still legal today, but marriage has now become more popular as civil partnerships do not provide all of the rights and responsibilities of marriage. |
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| Sources | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_(Same_Sex_Couples)_Act_2013#:~:text=Sets%20out%20the%20short%20title,or%20Secretary%20of%20State%20appoints. https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/overview/lawofmarriage-/ | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents https://www.parliament.uk/about/livingheritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/overview/lawofmarriage-/ |
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| End Date | Mar 1, 2014 | -0001 |
| Description | The law still allows both same sex couples and straight couples to form civil unions as of December 2, 2019. | |
| Sources | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/33/contents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_(Same_Sex_Couples)_Act_2013#:~:text=Sets%20out%20the%20short%20title,or%20Secretary%20of%20State%20appoints. https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/overview/lawofmarriage-/ |
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